Chapter 89, 30 verses
Bei der Morgendämmerung
I swear by the daybreak,
Waalfajri
By the dawn
und den zehn Nächten
And the ten nights,
Walayalin AAashrin
And [by] ten nights
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And the even and the odd,
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And the night when it departs.
Waallayli itha yasri
And [by] the night when it passes,
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
Irama thati alAAimadi
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
So they made great mischief therein?
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
And increased therein the corruption.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Was nun den Menschen angeht, wenn sein Herr ihn prüft und ihn da(bei) freigebig behandelt und ihm ein wonnevolles Leben verschafft, so sagt er: "Mein Herr behandelt mich freigebig."
And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
Was (ihn) aber angeht, wenn Er ihn prüft und ihm da(bei) seine Versorgung bemißt, so sagt er: "Mein Herr setzt mich der Schmach aus."
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
No! But you do not honor the orphan
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And you love wealth with immense love.
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
O soul that art at rest!
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
So enter among My servants,
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
And enter among My [righteous] servants
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
And enter into My garden.
Waodkhulee jannatee
And enter My Paradise."